Crappie/Bream
$250,000 crappie catch at Red River
Jeff Larch and Jared Fyock of Arkansas were winners of the three-day Crappie Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport this past weekend. […]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Fall drawdown concentrates big bass on Lake Bistineau
North Louisiana’s Lake Bistineau is a fantastic location for October bass fishing. Concentrate on the channels during fall drawdown. […]
Bass Fishing
Get over the hump for fall largemouths
One place bass will gang up in October to fill their bellies are underwater humps. Here’s how one angler attacks them. […]
Features
You can “rig” the trout game by knowing your oil and gas rigs
Nearshore, inshore oil and gas rigs along Louisiana coast provide speckled trout with places to fatten up around productive structure. […]
Features
Jean Lafitte’s redfish: Barataria estuary’s fall currency
Redfish now preside over Jean Lafitte’s old stomping grounds in the Barataria estuary. Here’s how to put them in your treasure chest. […]
Columns
October is prime time to “cork” a trout
A soft-plastic shrimp fished under a cork is the best thing you can offer a speckled trout on the Gulf Coast in October. […]
Crappie/Bream
Pumpkin spices crappie jigs — why not?
Even crappie will savor a little pumpkin spice on their dinner tables. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Sabine anglers need to watch birds to find trout quickly
Egrets, gulls can lead anglers to great fishing on Sabine Lake and Big Lake. The birds can lead you to shrimp and gamefish. […]
Bass Fishing
Caddo Lake bass keying on shad as fall arrives
Long-time guide Paul Keith said bigger bass are keying on shad that have grown to full size in October at Caddo Lake. […]
Fishing
Gamakatsu DuraScent baits
Gamakatsu has made some of the world’s best fish hooks for years, and finally, the company has come out with something to put on those hooks. […]
Big Bass
After losing house to Ida, New Iberia angler catches monster bass on birthday
Johnathan St. Germain of New Iberia hooked a 9-pound, 13-ounce bass at Lake Dauterive on his 24th birthday. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Masters crown means more than prizes to father-son duo
TJ and Alex Palmer won the Crappie Masters National Championship on Lake D’Arbonne and earned super-sized trophies and $30,000. […]
Cobia
Species Spotlight: Cobia
Cobia are pelagic, living most of their lives offshore, but they enter estuaries occasionally. And they will eat just about anything. […]
Bass Fishing
Flat Lake is top Atchafalaya spot for September bass
Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi looks forward to fishing Flat Lake in September, when bass start moving from the inside cypress trees to outside trees. […]
News Breaker
LDWF providing big opportunity for red snapper anglers: 4-fish bag limit
For the first time in years, the recreational red snapper bag limit in Louisiana will double to four fish per person, per day. […]
Big Bass
Ten-year-old angler lands trophy bass in private pond
Ten-year-old Landon Smith with the 12.05-pound largemouth bass he caught from a private pond near Atlanta, La., on July 18, 2021. […]